Is Ashly a boy or girl name?
Ashly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 202 girls and 0 boys were named Ashly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 12,122 US babies named Ashly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,180
- Babies named Ashly since 1966
- 12,122
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 512 babies
Boys and girls named Ashly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 30 | 85.7% |
| 1970s | 15 | 240 | 94.1% |
| 1980s | 77 | 3,450 | 97.8% |
| 1990s | 20 | 3,216 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 5 | 3,060 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,275 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 729 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,180 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,305 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,574 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,863 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,782 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,803 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,184 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,823 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,868 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,850 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,531 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,384 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,101 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 279 | #958 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 339 | #834 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 378 | #770 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 351 | #783 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 395 | #699 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,501 | 292 | #843 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 279 | #865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 283 | #823 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 239 | #928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 225 | #947 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 271 | #805 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 243 | #867 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 243 | #845 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 280 | #756 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 284 | #720 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,421 | 285 | #730 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,783 | 348 | #643 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 386 | #591 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 432 | #542 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,460 | 444 | #536 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,013 | 472 | #497 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 465 | #486 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,040 | 507 | #438 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,374 | 491 | #437 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,185 | 466 | #460 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 364 | #528 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,901 | 323 | #562 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,259 | 161 | #930 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,344 | 107 | #1,220 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,438 | 94 | #1,339 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,875 | 59 | #1,814 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,204 | 33 | #2,559 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,008 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,156 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,321 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,988 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,500 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,798 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,073 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,453 | 7 | #6,009 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,233 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,485 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,619 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ashly reached #2,344 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #437 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ashly
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.